Why you should NEVER login to Windows with a Microsoft Account!

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[uninvited]

I agree 100%. I miss the days when Windows was just an operating system, not an advertising machine, that collects all your data using useless features as an excuse.

[Dhassp]

I still remember Windoes 98 when there was no need to login to anything it was just a computer. I miss that.

[DavidCNZZ]

Computer guy of 30 years here. Watched your video with interest. It reinforced and crystallised my own feelings about local accounts versus MS accounts. The information about Bitlocker also useful and interesting. Thanks

[sparklenebula]

As an IT unprofessional with 20 years of experience, I agree with you 100%.

[LedoCool]

For me "you can't log in into your machine until microsoft allows you" is enough to forfeit all the possible benefits.

[chrisgardner]

I agree, I miss the days when your windows computer was really "your own machine". Little by little everything seems to be moving to away from a standalone computing environment to a cloud based subscription model which feels very intrusive. Thanks for the great videos

[NH-xgmp]

Wanted to make some changes to my microsoft account for ages and didnt even quite realize that i login with my ms account, this has pushed me to finally do it, thanks

[sebrinar]

Wow!! Thank you SO much for this eye-opening video! I'm a long time Windows user and I honestly never gave it a second thought logging in with my microsoft account versus a local account. That's going to change. I'm also going to share this with the many other users I know in hopes they will change their ways as well. Appreciate this!

[itftcomputers]

As an IT professional with over 25 years of experience, I agree with you 100%.

[TheGameBench]

There is one advantage you didn't list... and that's having the Windows license being bound to that user account rather than the motherboard of the system. So, if you have to replace the motherboard, or you build a new computer, you don't have to worry about activating Windows. However, that's really mostly relevant to the DIY space. It's also a double edged sword, because if your account is hacked... you might never be able to get back in, and that activation would be useless and you have to get a new key.

Regardless... I always use a local account as my login to the machine, for all the reasons you listed. People need to keep in mind that Microsoft doesn't care about selling Windows anymore. They're more about selling services and your data. Windows is no longer the product... you are.

[Mavendow]

I've known this since the login was instituted, and the bitlocker issue for years, but I gratefully laud you for spreading this information.

[mabroukali]

Thank you. I just switched to local account after your video. I was pissed off when I been forced to use Microsoft account during installation. And I just forgot about for almost 2 years. Thanks again for the remind.

[icecreamjunkie]

Great video as always! And you don’t even need to sign in with a Microsoft account at all during initial setup. If you type ‘a’ into the username and password fields, it will tell you something went wrong and just let you make a local account. As someone who works in IT and sets up new computers all the time, this is a huge lifesaver.

[renx]

I was a computer tech, and the amount of people both home and corporate users who had no idea they had bitlocker installed was astounding. If I had to replace a system board on a machine that could not post, and when presented with the the Bitlocker recovery key would think its my fault and responsibility to fix.

[Unlimited]

These were exactly my experiences, my thoughts and feelings..word for word.

[kevindondrea]

I 100% Totally agree. I always pick the Offline sign on option when setting up new computers.

Live by the Cloud, Die by the Cloud.

[Garuthius]

30 Years as a computer engineer and I have had all of these issues with my customers, I agree with you 100%. This is YOUR computer that you paid for with your money, DO NOT give controlling access over to Microsoft, Use a Local Account.

[strukitru]

As an IT professional with no years of experience, I agree with you 100%.

[jdavidson]

As an IT professional - with about 25 years of experience - of MICROSOFT (+ 10 of various breeds of Unix ), I agree with you 100%.😃 IMHO Microsoft is a good servant, but a rather suspect master. (Look who founded it!)
Just found your channel - looks really useful! Thanks!

[richarddaugherty]

Excellent presentation. Retired IT guy here... used to be a Sr. Application Developer. You are spot on!